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4:05 PM ET, August 14, 2023

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Reuters:
Georgia court website briefly publishes, removes document about potential Trump charges  —  The Fulton County, Georgia, court's website briefly posted a document on Monday listing several criminal charges against former U.S. President Donald Trump that appeared related to his attempts to overturn …
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Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Bid to Sink the Manhattan DA's Case Has Already Made It Stronger  —  Trump tried to drag the Manhattan DA into federal court and failed.  Now a judge's order in that case can be used to persuade a state court that Trump's charges should stick.  —  Donald Trump's attempts this summer …
Discussion: New York Daily News and Raw Story
Jewel Wicker / The Guardian:
'He's going to be very surprised': Georgia DA Fani Willis prepares to face off with Trump  —  Legal watchers say the Fulton county district attorney's entire career has prepared her for the prosecution of Donald Trump  —  The fight for democracy is supported by
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Trump tells Georgia witness not to testify … - “He shouldn't. … - Duncan, who criticized Trump's false election fraud claims in 2020, said Saturday that he had been told to appear Tuesday before the Fulton County grand jury.  — “Republicans should never let honesty be mistaken for weakness,” he wrote in a post on X.
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Why Georgia's case against Trump could be so damaging … - Willis is expected to present her case to a grand jury early this week. … - The law — inspired by federal statutes with the same name — allows prosecutors to string together crimes committed by different people toward one common goal.
David Jackson / USA Today:
‘Daring the judge’: Donald Trump attacks judge in 2020 election case, despite her warnings  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump launched a post-midnight attack Monday on the judge handling the case charging him with seeking to steal the 2020 election, despite a warning from the court late …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump jabs at judge in election case, testing warning against ‘inflammatory’ statements  —  Overnight, Trump called Chutkan ‘biased and unfair’ for comments during 2022 sentencing of Jan. 6 defendant.  —  Donald Trump slammed the judge presiding over his newest criminal case early Monday …
Jonathan Turley / The Messenger:
Georgia on My Mind: A Fourth Trump Indictment Needs Something Other Than ‘The Call’  —  A Facebook icon representing an external link to share the article on Facebook.A Twitter icon representing an external link to share the article on Twitter.An Email icon that opens an email with the article link …
New York Times:
Two Months in Georgia: How Trump Tried to Overturn the Vote
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP sees turnout disaster without Trump
Kate Selig / Washington Post:
Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision  —  ‘This is a monumental decision,’ said a lawyer for the young plaintiffs, and could influence how judges handle similar cases in other states  —  In the first ruling of its kind nationwide, a Montana state court decided Monday …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Newsom vs. DeSantis debate stalling over Fox News audience
Discussion: The Hill, The Messenger and ABC7
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
McConnell in Winter: Inside the GOP Leader's Attempt to Thwart Trump  —  The Kentucky Republican is doing all he can to bolster Ukraine, preserve NATO and help his party maintain its Reaganite roots.  —  From the Senate floor and Washington fundraisers to awards banquets …
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Wall Street Journal:
Hunter Biden Says Prosecutors Reneged on Plea Deal  —  In brief filing, Biden legal team insists that deal to avoid charge on felony gun-possession should stand  —  Hunter Biden's legal team said late Sunday the Justice Department had decided to “renege on the previously agreed-upon plea agreement …
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New York Times:
Hunter Biden Says Prosecutors Reneged on Major Part of Plea Deal
CNN:
Exclusive: Former Republican legal officials endorse special counsel's speedy trial date proposal in Trump Jan. 6 case  —  Nearly a dozen Republican-appointed former judges and high-ranking federal senior legal officials on Monday endorsed the January 2, 2024, trial date proposed …
Discussion: Political Wire
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Nevada jumps in front of South Carolina in GOP early voting  —  After announcing its caucuses will be Feb. 8, only one of the four early states is left to set its primary date.  —  Nevada's 2024 GOP presidential caucuses will be on Feb. 8 of next year, jumping ahead of the South Carolina primary …
David Brooks / The Atlantic:
How America Got Mean  —  In a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self-referential world.  —  Over the past eight years or so, I've been obsessed with two questions.  The first is: Why have Americans become so sad?
Rolling Stone:
Trump's ‘Co-Conspirators’ Are Already Starting to Turn on Each Other  —  “It is the 'please don't put me in jail, put that other guy in jail' strategy,” says one attorney working in Trump's legal orbit … A number of the ex-president's chief lieutenants and alleged co-conspirators in the plot …
Discussion: 19FortyFive and PoliticusUSA
Nicholas Grossman / The Bulwark:
The Media Still Doesn't Get Biden Voters  —  CONSERVATIVE AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA don't agree on much, but one point of consensus is that everyone should work harder to understand Trump supporters.  The implicit message: You don't have to agree with the populist right, but you should be listening to …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
In a small Kansas town, a brazen attack on press freedom  —  “These are Hitler tactics, and something has to be done.”  —  Those were the words of 98-year-old Joan Meyer, the co-owner of the Marion County Record, after her home and office were raided by the City of Marion's entire five-person police department on Friday.
 
 
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